4th Grade Social Studies - 6th 6 Weeks
This six weeks is a tough one to find resources online. There are some wonderful resources in the white social studies Texas History Binder.
Free Enterprise System of Texas
Books:
Time for Kids Student Edition pg. 22-26
Trouble with Money Dollar Sense By: Stan and Jan Berenstain
Alexander Who Use to Be Rich By: Judith Viorst
What is Trade? By: Andrews
Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock By: Shelia Bair
Supply and Demand
Starting a Business on Safari Montage
http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/SAFARI/montage/play.php?frompage=player&digitallibrarykeyindex=26244&keyindex=26244&location=local&chapterskeyindex=-1&keyconceptskeyindex=-1&sceneclipskeyindex=-1
Economics for Children – U.S. Industries and Resources
http://safari.mansfieldisd.org/SAFARI/montage/play.php?keyindex=25136&location=local
Supply and Demand introduction video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWBLFLLGK10
Lesson Plans Ideas: http://www.superteacherideas.com/social14-economics.html
http://www.totally3rdgrade.com/lesson_plan_supply_demand.html
Economic Growth In Texas – Industrial Revolution
Texas Treasures Unit 6 Leah’s Pony Paired Selection Soil Turned to Dust
Texas Treasures Unit 4 – The Power of Oil Leveled Reader – The Power of Wind Leveled Reader
Time for Kids pg. 38-43
Time for Kids pg. 94-99
Time for Kids pg. 108
Transportation and Communication
Lesson Plan Idea: http://www.newsbankschools.com/schools/pdf/Lesson%201%20-%20Railroads%20and%20Cattle.pdf
20th Century in Texas
Great Website for Lesson Plan Ideas: http://www.texasarchive.org/library/index.php/Teach_Texas_-_Lesson_Plans_and_Activities_Grades_4-6
http://www.tshaonline.org/tools/lessonplans/browse/index.html
Oil Boom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Oil_Boom
Great Depression
Resource Guide on Ma Ferguson: http://www.tfhcc.com/press/books/alter_ferguson_wb.pdf
Dust Bowl
http://betterlesson.com/lesson/26306/the-dust-bowl
World War II
http://betterlesson.com/lesson/29311/the-holocaust
Science and Technology on life in Texas
Texas Treasures Unit 4 My Brother’s Flying Machine Leveled Readers From Gliders to Rockets